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Could it be the start of a thyroid storm?

Ok so I'm overactive I was on 20mg for 6 weeks my levels barely moved, then endo purs me on 40mg that very day I had a blood test 4 week after and my gp viewed...

Ok so I'm overactive I was on 20mg for 6 weeks my levels barely moved, then endo...

Kirstylstocks

•5 years ago

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T4,t3 trial

Looking for advice on dosage as I'm currently taking levothyroxine 37.5 mcg and t3 10 mcg , felt great to begin with but not now,think mg dose needs adjusting...

Looking for advice on dosage as I'm currently taking levothyroxine 37.5 mcg and ...

Star92

•5 years ago

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Bloods

Hi all Got an appointment with my endo this Friday Changed my dose to 150mcg of levo on the 3rd April He has not sent me a list of bloods to get done What...

Hi all Got an appointment with my endo this Friday Changed my dose to 150mcg o...

dodge1979

•5 years ago

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Taking medication

Could someone please give me advice, can I take my thyroid tablet at the same time as my blood pressure tablets (I take 3 tablets for hbp) My BP tablets cause...

Could someone please give me advice, can I take my thyroid tablet at the same ti...

Tard

•5 years ago

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"T4 can attach to receptors limiting the space for T3 to get in"

Read today in another thyroid forum: "Taking T4 with a suppressed TSH will maximize RT3 output from the T4. T4 can also attach to the...

Read today in another thyroid forum: "Taking T4 with a suppressed TSH will maxi...

MaisieGray

•5 years ago

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Hyperthyroidism - greasy hair!

Hi everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism (jan 19) and taking carbimazole. Among the usually symptoms, palpitations, tremor etc I’ve...

Hi everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism (jan 19) and tak...

4185jan

•5 years ago

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West of Scotland (Glasgow) Thyroid Support Group: next meeting Thursday 25 April 2019

Come and join our friendly, informal group on Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at Waitrose, 2 Greenlaw Place, Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire G77 6GW to have a...

Come and join our friendly, informal group on Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at Waitro...

SailingBy

•5 years ago

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New blood tests

So my thyroid went back overactive and am now on 15mg carbimazole t4 was at 49 so 1 month on carbimazole my new levels are TSH <0.5 min/L [0.27-4.2] T4 15.6...

So my thyroid went back overactive and am now on 15mg carbimazole t4 was at 49 s...

Thyroidsucksgrr

•5 years ago

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thyroxine and burning mouth

been on levothyroxine since sept2018, increased a month ago from 50 to 75. On saturday just gone, my top palette at the back of my mouth started to really...

been on levothyroxine since sept2018, increased a month ago from 50 to 75. On sa...

gman49

•5 years ago

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Help with results

Hi could anyone give me help with my results my doctor has told me to stop taking my thyroxine but I feel ok .

Hi could anyone give me help with my results my doctor has told me to stop takin...

BeeGee1962

•5 years ago

19 Replies

Latest Bloods Advice please

Dear all, please could anybody offer any advice on my latest bloods drawn yesterday ... free T4 11.3 (range 10.30 - 24.50pmol/L Free T3 3.4 (range 3.50 -...

Dear all, please could anybody offer any advice on my latest bloods drawn yester...

AleB

•5 years ago

14 Replies

T3 only

Hi everyone Can I please ask how long you should be on a particular dosage of T3 before having a blood test ? Thank you

Hi everyone Can I please ask how long you should be on a particular dosage of T...

Hippyhappy234

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Cortisol test results and graves disease

Hi, im new to this site. I recently had a cortisol stim test after my thyroid levels have been yoyoing all over the place between hypo and hyper. My baseline...

Hi, im new to this site. I recently had a cortisol stim test after my thyroid le...

Scole89

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Thyroid homone levels and liver, high alkaline phosphatase

2 years Post Thyroidectomy. I am having liver problems now. I have hi alkaline phosphatase of 234, the range is 39 to 117. When I had these labs done I had...

2 years Post Thyroidectomy. I am having liver problems now. I have hi alkaline p...

leftbehind

•5 years ago

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Feeling Good One Day and Terrible the Next

Nearly three weeks ago I was diagnosed as being Hypothyroid after paying to have a private blood test and seeing a private GP as couldn’t get anywhere with the...

Nearly three weeks ago I was diagnosed as being Hypothyroid after paying to have...

Waltzer

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Interpreting thyroid test results

Hi all I've been having no luck with my GP, so got Blue Horizon 11 test. I am on no thyroid meds. Any advice on what to do next much appreciated! Symptoms:...

Hi all I've been having no luck with my GP, so got Blue Horizon 11 test. I am on...

Rachel1958

•5 years ago

53 Replies

Advice please

Hi, it’s a wee while since I posted, last time I did I was waiting to see Endo again after having a 6month trial of T3. I seemed to feel worse than ever on it...

Hi, it’s a wee while since I posted, last time I did I was waiting to see Endo a...

cahod6103

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Graves antibodies

Would I still have Graves antibodies 12 years after RAI treatment? Would it be worth testing for antibodies and which ones would I test for please?

Would I still have Graves antibodies 12 years after RAI treatment? Would it be w...

Sunnydevon

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Nutri thyroid

Anyone taking Nutri thyroid with levothyroxine ,how do you find using it .

Maggiemay12

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Not feeling any better, any ideas?

Hi all, I had my TSH levels checked last week and they came back at 1.87 (this time last year when i had my first test I was 8.42) my serum free T4 was 21.8...

Hi all, I had my TSH levels checked last week and they came back at 1.87 (this t...

ianskelly

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Sourcing TR Mann

My usual source of NDT from Thailand has sold out of TR Mann & the other site I have used has become too difficult to buy off(I can't get through their...

My usual source of NDT from Thailand has sold out of TR Mann & the other site I ...

Naomi8

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Blood Test Results

Hi everyone Please see attached my latest blood test results I have been taking 2 grains of armour thyroid, and I split the dose into 2 the day before the...

Hi everyone Please see attached my latest blood test results I have been tak...

EmmaConstantine

•5 years ago

6 Replies

How do you feel after treatment for underactive thyroid?

Does it feel 100x better or does it make it bareable just curious

75458854

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Daughters Final Diagnosis - Minimally Invasive Follicular Carcinoma

Dear All, I have written before about my daughters hemithyroidectomy. The removed nodule had cancer in it which measured 1.3cm. We finally got the reports...

Dear All, I have written before about my daughters hemithyroidectomy. The remove...

Keenbean

•5 years ago

10 Replies

calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) - for autoimmune migraine?

Hi All Just came across the above term and am about to research. calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP - is a new antibody based migraine treatment. But I...

Hi All Just came across the above term and am about to research. calcitonin gen...

Ziburu

•5 years ago

2 Replies

What is 10mcg t3 equivalent too??I'm getting different responses!

So iv been told to reduce my Levo from 100mcg to 75 and add 10mcg of t3... I'm very sensitive to any change and my mains symptoms are depression and anxiety I...

So iv been told to reduce my Levo from 100mcg to 75 and add 10mcg of t3... I'm v...

ThyroidObsessed

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Doctors don't have any idea

Your story is the same as mine it's like knocking your head against a brick wall. Blood tests results are the only thing doctors are interested in ( l would...

Your story is the same as mine it's like knocking your head against a brick wall...

Nutty9toes

•5 years ago

1 Reply

I need medication

I’m getting so fed up with being just under the NHS range for ( years despite having all hypothyroid symptoms - TSH now 4.1. Do you know where I can purchase...

I’m getting so fed up with being just under the NHS range for ( years despite ha...

Catlover200

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Felt like a Hashimoto’s flare, but maybe not

Hi all, I had been feeling dreadful for about 2 weeks, not as bad now but my body still aches. Here are my latest bloods, done early and on an empty......

Hi all, I had been feeling dreadful for about 2 weeks, not as bad now but my bod...

Hidden

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Thyroid illness anyone? Maybe not.

I have written at some length on here before about misdiagnoses. We believed for many years that my daughter was suffering from hypothyroidism and other...

I have written at some length on here before about misdiagnoses. We believed fo...

janeb15

•5 years ago

19 Replies

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All posts for April 2019

Could it be the start of a thyroid storm?

T4,t3 trial

Bloods

Taking medication

"T4 can attach to receptors limiting the space for T3 to get in"

Hyperthyroidism - greasy hair!

West of Scotland (Glasgow) Thyroid Support Group: next meeting Thursday 25 April 2019

New blood tests

thyroxine and burning mouth

Help with results

Latest Bloods Advice please

T3 only

Cortisol test results and graves disease

Thyroid homone levels and liver, high alkaline phosphatase

Feeling Good One Day and Terrible the Next

Interpreting thyroid test results

Advice please

Graves antibodies

Nutri thyroid

Not feeling any better, any ideas?

Sourcing TR Mann

Blood Test Results

How do you feel after treatment for underactive thyroid?

Daughters Final Diagnosis - Minimally Invasive Follicular Carcinoma

calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) - for autoimmune migraine?

What is 10mcg t3 equivalent too??I'm getting different responses!

Doctors don't have any idea

I need medication

Felt like a Hashimoto’s flare, but maybe not

Thyroid illness anyone? Maybe not.

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